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Last edited by RWB; 06-27-2008 at 03:54 PM.
Reason: Maragin's is better

You know how hippos are made out to be sweet and silly, like big cows, but are actually extremely dangerous and can kill you with stunning brutality? The Pacers are the NBA's hippos....Matt Moore CBS Sports....

Re: The free agent list.

Thanks Maragin.

You know how hippos are made out to be sweet and silly, like big cows, but are actually extremely dangerous and can kill you with stunning brutality? The Pacers are the NBA's hippos....Matt Moore CBS Sports....

Re: The free agent list.

I'm not completely clear on our salary situation for this year. I know next summer we are going to be way under, but do we have any more money to spend other than the MLE this year?

Without counting how much we sign Brandon and Roy to, we owe a total of $67,037,429 to 14 players and could go up to about $70 mil by signing Brandon and Roy to their rookie contracts for a total of 16 players.

I'm guessing that Brandon will probably start off with a rookie salary of about $1.75 mil and then Roy with about $1.25 mil for the 2008-2009 season.

At best.....I'm guessing that we will be buying both Tinsley and McRoberts out so that we can get to 14 players and will then look to package Marquis and Shawne in some "2 for 1" deal for an additional Frontcourt player.

I've suggested it before......for this season.....but I think the best that we are going to be able to do is to sign Croshere to come in as a 5th/6th rotational Big Man that can come in for about 5-10 minutes a game to provide some rest for Murphy and Foster. Otherwise....given our Financial situation.....we are going to do very little when it comes to making any FA moves.

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There is one guy on the list that I wouldn't mind seeing as a Pacer, if we could get him to come cheap. PJ Brown. He could really help out the frontline for this year. Some guy like that, a skilled veteran big man, would be the most realistic option I think. I am sure Boston will give him the league minimum though, and it's not much of a choice for him between us and them.

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The Wizards just handed $150 million to two players who don't play defense... No wonder they'll never get anywhere in the playoffs. Hopefully Nick Young blossoms into a star at the 2.

Defense wins championships, why don't these teams get it? There's the concept of being loyal to your fanbase and keeping the faces of your franchise in town, sure. But if it compromises long-term success - and you know it - giving out these massive contracts makes no actual sense.

Re: The free agent list.

The Wizards just handed $150 million to two players who don't play defense... No wonder they'll never get anywhere in the playoffs. Hopefully Nick Young blossoms into a star at the 2.

Defense wins championships, why don't these teams get it? There's the concept of being loyal to your fanbase and keeping the faces of your franchise in town, sure. But if it compromises long-term success - and you know it - giving out these massive contracts makes no actual sense.

Yeah, DC just wants to sell jerseys and merchandise. They think if they keep Gilbert and Jamison, then they will make the money back in sales.

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That's true but everybody in DC is buying into Arenas saying next year he'll be an all-star again... lead the league in scoring..lead the team to the Eastern Finals..blah. blah. blah. I agree, it'll look terrible in a couple years.